Apron.



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'JOHN Gr. LYONS, OF TACOMA, WASHINGTON.

APRON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 2, 1908.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, J oHN G. LYoNs, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Tacoma, in the county of Pierce and State of Washin ton, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Aprons, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to aprons and similar protective garments, and especially to v that class adapted for use in the mechanical trades, such as by carpenters, and-has for its object to provide an apron which will not in any way interfere with the free action of the wearer, and which shall be easily applied, and which can be so readily adjusted that it will not have to be sold inexact sizes to fit the individuals, but so that one size will take the place of a number of sizes, as usually sold. I attain these objects by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a three-quarter rear elevation of the apron, Fi 2 is a three-quarter front elevation thereof, and Fig. 3 is a sli htly enlarged view similar to Fig. 2, but ta en from the other side.

Similar numerals of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

One of the principal causes for the accidental falling of carpenters from high structures during their Work is found in the fact that the apron legs are strapped and buckled to their legs and that these straps, while they are passing from one part of the structure to another, are very lia le to catch in projections which have not been noticed and thus trip and throw the wearer.

This invention consists of an a ron which for the purposes of description is ivided into the followin lr parts-a bib 1, a waist 2, open legs 3, and (ilosed lower legs 4-all of which are formed from one piece of cloth or other material. The waist 2 is provided with such straps and pockets as may be desirable,

those illustrated being-a lhammer strap 5' on the left side, two large nail pockets 6, a rule pocket 7 on the right side and two additional smaller nail ockets 8 above the pockets 6, with a penc' vpocket 9 between them. ,The open legs 3 extend downward from the waist 2 and protect and cover the front and the sides of the legs of the wearer. The lower portion 4 of the legs are completed so as to incase the leg from about the knee downward, the said parts 4 being the only part of the apron proper which extend to the rear.

A pair of apron strings 10 are -fastened to the corners 2 of the apron waist 2and are adapted to be tied together in the usual manner. The apron is Iield up in position by means of the shoulder straps 1l which extend from each corner 2a of the waist 2 adjacent to the apron strings 10 to the upper opposite corner of the bib 1, the said shoulder straps crossing each other about the middle of the back. The device for 'securing the shoulder straps 11 to the bib 1 is a great saving in the Wear of the shoulder straps as usually attached, and consists of the two rings 12 which extend upwards from the corners of the bib 1, being secured thereto byv means of sewed loops 12a, and through which the shoulder straps 1 1 pass'and to which they are tied, as illustrated in the drawings. Since it is not necessary to unfasten the shoulder straps 11 from the rings l2 when the apron is removed, it is evident that when they have once been adjusted and tied, to lit the individual wearing them, it will not be necessary to change them again, and since the apron strings can be tied at any point, it is evident that they will cause the apron to lit properly around the waist. This apron is therefore readily adjustable, within reasonable limits, to lit a large variety of sizes.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

As a new article of manufacture, an apron comprising a bib provided at its upper end with two corners, each corner having an upwardly-extending loop secured at its lower end thereto, a ring secured in each loop, a waist integral with and below said bib, said waist provided with a pair of horizontal, rearwardly extending corners, apron-strings iixedly secured at their inner ends tothe and said shoulder-straps detaohably secured corners of said waist, shoulder-straps having at their upper ends to said rings. 10 `their lower ends positioned parallel with the In testimony whereof I aix my signature inner ends of the strings and engaging the in presence of two witnesses.

corners of said waist, fastening means eX-V JOHN G. LYONS. tending through the inner ends ofthe strings Witnesses: shoulder-straps and the corners of the waist JOHN P. CASS,

and seouringall ofsaid portions together; ANNA RODUENZEL. 

